FIREFIGHTERS from a Worcestershire fire station faced an exhausting 14-hour shift after tackling major fires across the West Midlands.
Upton Fire Station has provided insight into its marathon 14-hour shift, during which it was sent across the West Midlands to deal with wildfires.
The crew was first mobilised at around 2.30pm on Thursday to assist with a significant fire in Stourbridge, which they described as an “unprecedented” and highly challenging incident.
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Firefighters worked alongside colleagues from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Fire Service as crews battled the blaze in testing conditions during one of the hottest days of the year.
The Upton crew remained at the scene for around eight hours before returning to their station at approximately 10.30pm.
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Just 20 minutes after returning, firefighters were alerted for standby duties in Worcester before being redeployed to Bromsgrove.
While travelling to cover standby responsibilities, the crew was then mobilised to a further incident, an open-air fire in Redditch involving parkland in an isolated area.
A spokesperson for Upton Fire Station said: “Ledbury Fire Station and we extinguished and damped down the area using beaters, backpacks and an extended hosereel Jet.
“We eventually returned home about 4.30am.”
